Hi, my 88 year old mom fell, fractured her ankle and underwent ORIF surgery and her incision site has been oozing. Should we cover it with a dressing or leave it open to air? ... View answer

a normal dressing going on till now but 10 days back strapping started. My query is how long generally it takes for the tracheostomy hole to get covered and if it doesn't get cover up till 3 months is ... View answer

. There was a normal dressing going on till now but 10 days back strapping started. My query is how long generally it takes for the tracheostomy hole to get covered and if it doesn't get cover up till 3... View answer

just above knee.then dressing was done.on next day dressing was done with biatian ag dressing,still wound is under dressing n she she is on bedrest under cover of augmentin dds,n... View answer

unsure how to clean skin & cover w/ new dressing. Can you advise? ... View answer

covered it with a clear T CNegaderm dressing . it is draining and has a foul odor. Is it wrong to use that type dressing on a burn? he will b going to MD, tomorrow. He used SILVAsorb for ointment. ... View answer

cleaning and dressing wound since past 10 days with savlon, hydrogen peraoxide and wokadine, still pus seems to ooze out from the open would, pl advice, shall I cover the would after dressing or any... View answer

debrided the burned skin and gave us one small sheet of aquacel for a dressing change. We just removed the aquacel. Of course, there is raw flesh where it was burned (probably 1/3 to 1/2 of the top... View answer

I had a subaerola breast abscess incision and drainage. two weeks later I had a surgical debridement. I have dressing changed and re-packed daily with Betadine and Dykan(sp). Now I have a wound from ... View answer

[I had a ganglion removed from my left wrist 10 days ago. The op notes mention filing down the scaphoid ridge. Since the dressings came off on day 3 I noticed a larger lump than previously. I do not have the full rang of... View answer